Originally Posted By: fdcg27
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
As long as the OP gauge is pegged in normal off-idle operation, and as long the needle is indicating oil pressure at idle, even when warm, I'd say the engine is probably okay.
I would not use 0W-20 in one of these things, and I've owned a couple of 240Ds, basically the same engine with one less cylinder.
Still, these engines have ridiculously low specific output, and they aren't exactly rev-happy either.
If the thing runs well, and the experiment was done two owners ago, I'd say that the engine probably survived the event.
I'm with this guy. If it's not burning oil excessively, doesn't make odd noises and runs fine, why worry? Maybe do a few UOAs to be sure.
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
As long as the OP gauge is pegged in normal off-idle operation, and as long the needle is indicating oil pressure at idle, even when warm, I'd say the engine is probably okay.
I would not use 0W-20 in one of these things, and I've owned a couple of 240Ds, basically the same engine with one less cylinder.
Still, these engines have ridiculously low specific output, and they aren't exactly rev-happy either.
If the thing runs well, and the experiment was done two owners ago, I'd say that the engine probably survived the event.
I'm with this guy. If it's not burning oil excessively, doesn't make odd noises and runs fine, why worry? Maybe do a few UOAs to be sure.